There is a shopping centre within walking distance of the beach, and a scenic picnic lunch at the Crackneck Point Lookout or Bruce Burgis Park.

Bateau Bay is a short drive from The Entrance and is within an hour of most of the Central Coast’s natural and man-made attractions. Much of the Bateau Bay area is dominated by the southern, 140ha section of Wyrabalong National Park. A distinctive foreshore feature of the park's coastal cliffs are extensive rock platforms